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Prime Minister Duško Marković hosted earlier today Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria Karin Kneissl, who is paying an official visit to Montenegro. Noting that the two countries foster good bilateral relations, the Prime Minister thanked Austria for supporting Montenegro in the process of our European integration, and noted that Austria, which is currently holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has the opportunity to keep the enlargement policy alive...

Geneva, Switzerland (2 October 2018) -- The support of European partners for faster accession of Montenegro to the European Union, based on the results of the reforms we are implementing, would represent convincing evidence to others in the region that the European future of the Western Balkans is real and achievable, Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Pažin noted at a meeting of heads of state and government of the countries of the Western Balkans, which took place in Geneva earlier today...

Podgorica, Montenegro (1 October 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković hosted earlier today Minister of the Interior Mevludin Nuhodžić and Director of the Police Veselin Veljović on the occasion of the Day of the Interior. Congratulating the public holiday to all members of the Police and the Ministry, the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction with the fact that in the first nine months of this year 72% of the crimes were solved and pointed out that the excellent results of the Ministry of the Internal and the Police were confirmed by a continuous high level of public and citizens’ trust in the police and its work.

New York, the USA (29 September 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković said that according to the data published yesterday, the Montenegrin economy grew by 4.9% in the second quarter of 2018, which is the highest growth rate in the region and among the highest in Europe. This conforms the Government's the credibility and commitment to the economy growth, job creation and a better standard of living...

New York, the USA (29 September 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković expressed satisfaction with the result of the participation of the Delegation of Montenegro at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, saying at the end of the visit that the key characteristics of all the meetings he had as the head of the delegation is that Montenegro was recognised as a responsible member of the United Nations, which contributes to peace and promotes stability...

New York, the USA (29 September 2018) -- At the end of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Duško Marković met with top officials of the World Organisation, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President-elect of the 73rd session Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, respectively...

New York, the USA (28 September 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković noted earlier today at the United Nations that Montenegro has progressed rapidly on the path of state-building based on the lofty democratic values over the past 12 years, since the restoration of independence, that it clearly and unequivocally confirmed its commitment to joint action within the UN system and that the country urges that problems in the world should be resolved through joint action within the United Nations and with the full implementation of the adopted multilateral agreements and the strengthening of the World Organisation's role...

Podgorica, Montenegro (28 September 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković was awarded with the "Golden Medal" and the statue "Il volto della poesia" for his contribution to the Montenegrin independence and the strengthening and promotion of the identity and culture of Montenegro. In the absence of Prime Minister Marković, Ion Deaconescu PhD.,President of Mihai Eminescu International Academy, handed the award to the Minister of Culture Aleksandar Bogdanović...

Prime Minister Duško Marković told the Montenegrin diaspora in the United States of America on Thursday that it made a great contribution to today's Montenegro, thanks to the diaspora today we have a country that we are proud of and that twice as many people from Montenegro live outside the country and that multiethnic and multireligious diaspora is the biggest strength of Montenegro that should be used not for sending money to the country but for development and investment...

New York the USA (27 September 2018) -- Prime Minister Duško Marković told a meeting of the Socialist International in New York that for more than two decades, a policy based on the values ​​of the Socialist International, namely peace, stability, coexistence, solidarity and multi-ethnic and multi-religious harmony, has been winning majority support in Montenegro...